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WASHING MACHINE. v No. 339,065. Patented Mar. 30. 1886.

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NlTED STATES PATENT OFFIC WILLIAM V. LAVLOR, OF SANFRANGISCO,CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,065, dated March30, 1886.

Application filed March 5, 1885. Serial No. 157,811.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM V. LAWLOR, aresident of San Francisco,State of Galifornia, have invented an Improved Washing- Machine; and Ihereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved means for washing clothes and otherarticles by steam with facility and economy, and with the least damageand wear to the same.

The following description fully explains the nature of my said inventionand the man ner in which I proceed to construct, apply, and operate thesame, the accompanying drawings being referred to by figures andletters.

Figure 1 gives a view of the elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a planview showing the cover removed. Fig. 3 is a view of the elevation of therevolving cylinder. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same. Fig. 5 is anenlarged view of the internal perforated pipe. Fig. 6 is a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 7 is a view of the perforations in the internal pipe.Fig. 8 gives a view of the deflectingplate in the machine.

Referring to Fig. l, a is the boiler, of which b is the cover; 0, therevolving drum; d, the deflecting-plate above the bottom of the boiler;Z, rubber rollers at corners of the opening in the deflecting-plate, andm the steamescape.

Referring to Fig. 2, the handlesf of the machine and the crank h andpivot g,attached to the drunrshaft, are shown, and the perforation n inthe circumference of the drum,for the entrance of steam and the escapeof water.

Referring to Fig. 3, the revolving drum 0, the hinges z, for the coverof the drum, and the bolt j, for fastening the same, and the position inthe drum of the perforated pipe k are shown.

Referring to Fig. 4, the perforations n in the circumference of the drumare shown.

Referring to Figs. 5, 6, 7, the construction and arrangement in the drumof the pipe is and its perforations 0 are shown.

Referring to Fig. 8, d is the deflectingplate, to prevent the steam frompassing outside of the drum, and d the opening in the plate for the drumto revolve.

As may be seen from the description, my improved machine is especiallyadapted for (No model.)

household use, although it may be employed to equal advantage in washingclothes on a larger scale. The use of steam instead of water, as it isapplied in my machine in the process of washing clothes, isa thorough,rapid, and economical means of effecting this re sult.

The machineis simple in construction, and its operation is as follows:It is made of any suitable metal, and of a size adapted to placing uponan ordinary kitchen-stove, for which it may be used as an ordinaryboiler, if desired. The stove is the heating apparatus. The amount ofwater required in the boiler for generating steam is held in the spacebelow the detleoting'plate. The revolving drum cuts through the openingin the deflecting plate, as shown in Fig. 1. The sidesand ends of theopening in the plate are cushioned with rubber, and at the corners ofthe opening are rubber rollers Z, Fig. 1, for the drum to act upon. Thedrum, in which the clothes are placed, is perforated in itscircumference for the entrance of steam and the escape of water, andinside of it are pipes perforated and of a peculiar construction, andarranged in position, as shown at k, for the purpose of properlydistributing the steam, Fig. 3. The perforations in the drum admit steamfrom the boiler, as do also the perforations in the pipes, from which itis discharged through the drum. \Vhen clothes are to be washed, they areput into the drum, the cover of which is closed and fastened, and thedrum is revolved by the crank until the clothes are thoroughly steamedand cleansed, a result which is achieved in a short time. If steam isgenerated too rapidly, it is allowed to escape by the valve, and whenthe operation of washing is completed there is a faucet for thedischarge of the water.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a washing-machine, the metallic drum 0, and provided with perforatedpipes It, at tached inside, and deflecting-plate d and rubber rollers l,substantially as described and set forth.

WILLIAM V. LA\VLOR. ['L. s.]

Vitnesses:

J. B. GUMMING, TERRENOE DUFFY, WM. PATTERSON.

